Chapter 6 Taking stock of belongings

Author: Suisui

Chapter 6 Taking stock of belongings

There was no water in the kitchen, so Su Mo coaxed Gu Xingnian, walked over, picked up the bucket and pole, and prepared to fill the water tank.

Gu Xingnian stood aside and watched, blinked his eyes, stretched out his arms and said: "I'll go too, I'll go too."

Su Mo rejected her. The water well used bluestone slabs, which were very slippery when water fell on them. Her body was very weak and she didn't have the extra energy to pay attention to Gu Xingnian when carrying water. If she fell, the consequences would be

Unimaginable.

Gu Xingnian was visibly disappointed.

Su Mo thought for a moment and pointed to the east side room.

"Good boy, Xingnian. Mom will give you a task. Find a way to make your second brother eat, okay?"

Gu Xingnian suddenly raised his head, his face looked like the sky. It was cloudy just now, but now it's sunny.

"good!"

Gu Xingnian patted her small chest, and then walked out with high spirits. This was the first time her mother had told her something, and she must do it well.

Seeing Gu Xingnian's appearance, Su Mo couldn't help but smile. She shook her head, picked up two wooden buckets on a pole, and went to carry water.

I don’t know what Gu Xingnian did. When Su Mo came back from carrying water for the last time, he saw Gu Jinnian standing at the door of the kitchen with a dark face and an empty bowl. Next to him stood Gu Xingnian and Gu Xingnian with a bright smile.

Gu Pingan smiled shyly.

Gu Xingnian trotted over and gathered around Su Mo, his eyes shining brightly.

"Mom~ Xingnian did it."

Su Mo carried the water slightly on her waist and walked in, then poured the water into the water tank. The water tank was finally full, she put the wooden lid on it, and then praised: "Our New Year is awesome!"

Gu Xingnian covered her mouth and snickered.

Gu Ping'an looked at it with envy. He also wanted his mother to praise him so much.

Gu Jinnian lowered his eyes, his eyelashes trembled slightly, a glint of unknown meaning flashed in his eyes, and his fingers holding the bowls and chopsticks were slightly firm.

Su Mo looked over and her eyes fell on the dishes and chopsticks in their hands. She pointed to the water tank and said: "There is a spoon on the water tank. Use the spoon to scoop out the water. Wash the dishes and put them in the cupboard."

After that, regardless of how the two children reacted, they picked up Gu Xingnian and left.

Gu Jinnian subconsciously wanted to rush over and ask her to put down his sister, but when he saw the smile on Gu Xingnian's face, he lowered his head and walked to the water tank.

Su Mo went back to his room and put Gu Xingnian on the bed.

This was the first time for Gu Xingnian to come to this room. She stood on the bed and felt strange about everything she looked at.

Her little hands were touching left and right. Fortunately, her hands were not very dirty and Su Mo didn't have mysophobia.

Su Mo was counting her belongings. If she could go to the county town to buy food, she must have money. Based on her memory, she went through all the places where the money was hidden, and finally put them together.

There wasn't much money, it was just copper coins. I counted it twice and found a total of more than one thousand and one hundred and twenty-three.

One thousand copper plates is equivalent to one tael of silver, which is equivalent to one tael of silver plus one hundred and twenty-three penny.

In addition, there is a silver hairpin, an iron token, and the exquisite furniture in the room.

The silver hairpin was a token of love given to the original body by Gu Dalang. These furniture were all custom-made when the two got married. The original body sold all the things that could be sold and kept them. Naturally, Su Mo would not touch them.

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As for the token, it is a token left by the original father.

At the beginning, there was a severe drought in the north, and there was no grain harvest. When famine broke out, people were panicked.

Although Emperor Jingyong ordered the opening of granaries to release grain, and also issued an order to transfer 800,000 taels of silver from the national treasury for disaster relief, this was nothing more than a drop in the bucket for the people in famine.

Not to mention that after many layers of escorting, when the 800,000 taels of silver arrived, it was already less than one-third.

The people were miserable, but the king was sitting on a high dragon chair, and all he saw and heard were the news selected and reported by the ministers.

The king was still feeling lucky that he had saved the people in time, but he did not know that in the famine, "vegetarians" who were divided into three, six or nine grades had already appeared.

The original person's father, Su Yuanwai, was keenly aware of the crisis. He quickly packed up his money, prepared enough dry food, took care of the shop at home, and drove a carriage overnight to take the original person away.

Su Yuanwai had already inquired about the news and knew that the official roads leaving Jinzhou were controlled by officers and soldiers. Anyone who came close would be shot on the spot to prevent anyone from escaping and filing a complaint.

As a result, Su Yuanwai took the original body over the mountains and ridges, taking the trail all the way south. In addition to avoiding the officers and soldiers who were searching the trail, they also had to avoid being discovered by the "vegetable people".

Hiding in various places and traveling long distances were too much for even my iron-clad body.

The two of them finally reached Fuzhou, the city closest to the south. Su Yuanwai's steps were already shaky and his eyes were bloodshot. He had been taken care of by his father all the way, so he was in pretty good condition.

It was just that the turbulent river blocked the way for the two of them. Seeing that the officers and soldiers were coming soon, Su Yuanwai put the original person on the boat swaying by the river, stuffed the original person with the remaining banknotes and tokens, and then went to the original person.

Push it away from the river.

In the end, Su Yuanwai was shot dead and fell by the river. The original body was holding the token. The boat was overturned by the river. She was swept into the river, flowed down the river, and merged into the sea. She was captured by Gu Dalang, who was out fishing.

save.

It’s not that she has never thought about returning to her hometown, she is just a weak woman. The money her father gave her was swept away by the river, and she only has this token left with her. She is penniless, so how can she go there?

However, Gu Dalang was very fond of her, and things came naturally. The two got married, and even built a tomb and memorial tablet for Yuan Su outside Luoshan Village.

After getting married, Gu Dalang once offered to go to the original girl's hometown together, but the original person was pregnant and could not travel long distances.

This matter was abandoned again. In the year when Hou Yuan was pregnant with Gu Jinnian, the truth about the severe drought in the north was finally revealed to the world. In the anger of the emperor, millions of corpses were laid to rest. All the officials in Jinzhou Prefecture underwent a major change, and a large number of officials in the capital were also killed.

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After the original woman learned the news, she was extremely excited and gave birth to Gu Jinnian that same day.

After Gu Jinnian turned one year old, he returned to his hometown with Gu Dalang with his father's memorial tablet. Unfortunately, not long after leaving Luoshan Village, he was diagnosed with pregnancy again, and the two had no choice but to return the same way.

Not to mention what happened next, on the full moon day of Gu Xingnian, Gu Dalang and his parents-in-law passed away...

Su Mo's fingertips gently rubbed the surface of the token. This token was equivalent to an invisible asset.

It's just that times have changed, and it's hard to say whether those people will still recognize it. If you go there stupidly, you may never come back.

Su Mo looked away and put the token back in its place.

More than a thousand copper plates were a bit heavy, and Su Mo didn't plan to take them all at once. She took a small change and stuffed the copper plates directly into the cabinet.

Gu Xingnian was watching from the bed, looking at the copper plate in Su Mo's hand, his eyes blinking, he was rich.

Suck it... Chen Qingzhou from the village took a piece of money to buy candied haws, and gave her one. It was delicious.

Gu Xingnian's gaze was too hot. Su Mo looked over and saw that her mouth was drooling. He shook his head and took a copper plate and handed it over.

"want to?"

Gu Xingnian nodded and swallowed: "You can buy candied haws, it's delicious..."

"Then take it."

Su Mo thrust the money into Gu Xingnian's hand and could not refuse.

Gu Xingnian's eyes lit up, he opened his arms to hug Su Mo, and gave her a kiss on the face.

"Thank you, mother, you are so kind!"

There was sticky saliva on his cheeks. Su Mo was slightly startled, and the ice in his heart melted slightly. This feeling was quite good...
Chapter completed!